New Delhi, June 2
The Prime Minister has constituted a National Knowledge Commission, headed by Mr Sam Pitroda, a press note issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said today.
Dr P.M. Bhargava will be the Vice-Chairperson of the commission while its members will be Mr Nandan Nilekani, Dr Deepak Nayyar, Mr Ashok Ganguly, Dr Andre Beteille, Dr Jayati Ghosh and Dr Pratap Bhanu Mehta.
The commission will advise the Prime Minister on matters relating to institutions of knowledge production, knowledge use and knowledge dissemination. The mandate of the commission is to sharpen India’s “knowledge edge”. The Commission will advise the Prime Minister on how India can promote excellence in the education system to meet the knowledge challenges of the 21st Century; promote knowledge creation in S&T laboratories; improve the management of institutions generating intellectual property; improve protection of IPRs and promote knowledge applications in agriculture and industry.
It will suggest ways in which the government’s knowledge capabilities can be made more effective, making the government more transparent and accountable as a service provider to the citizen. It will also explore ways in which knowledge can be made more widely accessible in the country for maximum public benefit.
